Software Engineer (Java EE)

With a particular focus on the “IT Commercial Products” department, we are looking for Software Developers for the Customer Service and Niche Business cluster, which offers a unique opportunity to shape the future of Hapag-Lloyd.

The Customer Service and Niche Business (CSNB) cluster is at the heart of our customer facing transport chain. We are responsible for guiding our customers through the import, export, customs process and creating the invoices in over 130 countries. Apart from our day-to-day shipping, we also provide the IT-Solutions for special cargo and make sure disputes can be resolved swiftly.

We are looking for you to reinforce our IT product development teams! Are you self-sufficient and solution-driven? As part of a highly skilled tech team, you will shape and build a core product of the Hapag-Lloyd value chain.

• Design and develop applications in Java EE
• Work with architecture based on Clean Architecture and Domain-Driven Design concepts
• Analyze existing systems, solutions, business processes and requirements in close cooperation with internal stakeholders as well as external partners
• Transform existing commercial applications from current technology stack (procedural) to the new state-of-the-art Cloud platform
• Writing automated tests (unit tests, database tests, integration based on selenium)
• Working on all areas of the software development lifecycle (analysis, design, testing, rollout, maintenance, 3rd level support)
• Working directly with colleagues from all around the world

• BSc/MSc in computer science, mathematics, physics, engineering, or equivalent experience
• Minimum 3 years of professional experience in a similar position
• Good object-oriented programming and Java EE skills (including knowledge of JPA, CDI, JTA, JAX-RS, Servlet, Messaging, Batch & Stream processing, Logging & Monitoring )
• Experiences in software design and modelling tools (e.g. UML)Relational databases and SQL skills
• Understanding of software development processes flexibility and high customer orientation
• High proficiency in spoken and written English and very good communication skills

Nice to have:

• Experience in agile software development using, e.g., Scrum or KANBAN framework
• Interest in cloud based technologies (AWS & IBM) and micro service development
• Container orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift)
• Experience in designing distributed computing and web services architectures and building large scale applications
• Experience in test-driven development 
• Messaging (Apache Kafka)
• Working experience or knowledge of international logistics context
• Experience in DevOps (Jenkin, Artifactory, Maven, Gitlab/ Github)

With a fleet of 308 modern container ships and a Vessel Capacity of 2.4 million TEU, as well as a Container Capacity of 3.7 million TEU including one of the world’s largest and most modern reefer container fleets, Hapag-Lloyd is one of the world’s leading liner shipping companies. In the Liner Shipping segment, the Company has around 17,100 employees and more than 400 offices in 140 countries. Hapag-Lloyd has a transport volume of 12.5 million TEU per year. A total of 135 liner services worldwide ensure fast and reliable connections between more than 600 ports across the world. In the Terminal & Infrastructure segment, Hapag-Lloyd has stakes in 21 terminals in Europe, Latin America, the United States, India, and North Africa. The employees assigned to the Terminal & Infrastructure segment deal with terminal-related activities and provide complementary logistics services at selected locations.